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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) contract aircraft	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Portion Not Accrued	$ 873	$ 853
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	4,541	4,968
Increase/(Decrease) in Earnings from operations due to change in accounting estimate	(84)		$ 130
Financing Commitment [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	17,026	16,283
Total Contractual Trade-In Commitment [Member] \| Commercial Aircraft Commitments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	1,718	1,585
Net Amounts Payable to Customers Related to Probable Contractual Trade-In Commitments [Member] \| Commercial Aircraft Commitments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	248	240
Fair Value of Trade In Value of Aircraft [Member] \| Commercial Aircraft Commitments [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	$ 248	240
Minimum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Trade-In Commitment Expiration Date	2016
Maximum [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Trade-In Commitment Expiration Date	2026
External Credit Rating, Non Investment Grade [Member] \| Financing Commitment [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	$ 17,021
Consolidated Appropriations Act [Member] \| F/A-18 Program [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft \| aircraft	12
Navy Unfunded Priority List [Member] \| F/A-18 Program [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft \| aircraft	14
The President's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget request [Member] \| F/A-18 Program [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft \| aircraft	2
Ula [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Inventory subject to uncertainty	$ 120	120
U.S. Navy [Member] \| F/A-18 Program [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft Included In Backlog \| aircraft	40
KC-46A Tanker [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Increase/(Decrease) in Earnings from operations due to change in accounting estimate	$ (243)
Contracts \| contract	2
KC-46A Tanker [Member] \| Capitalized Precontract Costs [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 812
KC-46A Tanker [Member] \| Potential Termination Liabilities [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss	$ 1,789
KC-46A Tanker [Member] \| Low Rate Initial Production [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft \| aircraft	19
747 Aircraft [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Reach-forward loss on commercial aircraft	$ 70	$ 885